Lot 2018
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1939, $3 violet, with provisional "Silver/Tax" handstamped overprint (RG51 var.), in black on Scott #R278, attractively centered, natural straight edge at top. Light violet handstamped cancel. Fresh and Very Fine, unlisted in Scott.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Only one other $3 value is known with a 1939 provisional overprint (RG35), it has a typewritten overprint and is from the Morton Dean Joyce collection.
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| Realized $3,250 |
